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CHI · LDE · #94

Austin Booker

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Austin Booker is the starting LDE for the Chicago Bears.

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Austin Booker this week

The Chicago Bears play next in Week 6, on the road against the Atlanta Falcons on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Austin Booker is listed as the starter at LDE going into that game.

At LDE for the Chicago Bears, Daniel Hardy and Montez Sweat are next in line behind him.

Austin Booker's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 7-31 at GB (Oct 11); W 23-12 vs NYJ (Oct 4); W 27-7 vs PHI (Sep 28).

Austin Booker wears No. 94, is 23 years old, is listed at 6' 6", 245 lbs, has 3 years of NFL experience, came out of Kansas.

Is Austin Booker playing this week?

Austin Booker is expected to start at LDE for Chicago Bears. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

CHI LDE Depth

1Austin BookerStarter
2Daniel Hardy
3Montez Sweat

Chicago Bears Starting Lineup

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Age
23
Height
6' 6"
Weight
245
Experience
3 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026CHI5105400
    2025CHI101954.503
    2024CHI131131.500
    Career3 yrs2840131003

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    10
    +0.1/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    4
    +0.4/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    3
    Games
    28
    Tackles
    40

    #6 of 103 at DE in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Austin Booker is rated 85 (Great): production, role and draft slot rank 38th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 82% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    95th percentile
    Beats 95% of 211
    Sample
    5 + 10 games
    2026 + 2025 · 812 snaps
    Draft slot
    30% of rating
    Pick 144 · 2024 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11L@ GBTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    3
    SACK
    2
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 7-31

    Oct 4Wvs NYJTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 23-12

    Sep 28Wvs PHITKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 27-7

    Sep 20Lvs MINTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 3-9

    Sep 13W@ CARTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 59-37

    Austin Booker's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Austin Booker plays 58% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share58%

    College

    Kansas

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